My friend Douglas Magnus is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is known for not only his silversmith work but also for photography, painting and jewelry. A real contemporary talent! Nothing is outsourced, nothing is produced in other parts of the world, and no compromises are made in quality….
There are several cowboy “codes” around but I think one of the best was an article by Mike Laughlin in Western Horseman magazine (March 2004). I’m just giving you the headlines. You should read the entire article HERE. Cowboy Code #1: Never touch another person’s horse or tack. Cowboy Code…
(picture by Tamara Callstrom who owns Stone Bridge Farms) The Rocky Mountain Horse breed originated in the United States in the late 1800s, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the rural inhabitants of eastern Kentucky considered these saddle horses…
From the Friends of Rodeo website: “THE HISTORY OF FRIENDS OF RODEO By Linda Burdick, Executive Director “Rodeo’s history is dotted with random charges of cruelty to animals – charges that rodeo people considered to be absurd and that most found easy to disregard as relevant or important. “Concerns among…
A cow-calf operation means that their business is about breeding cows and getting new calves each year. The calves are sold to operations that spend time fattening them up until they are sent to slaughter houses (this is called harvesting in the cattle business). That fattening up can take place…
